Dermatomyositis Systemic sclerosis Systemic lupus erythematosus Dermatomyositis Systemic sclerosis Systemic lupus erythematosus Dermoscopy Trichoscopy Video-dermoscopy Video-trichoscopy Alopecia
Conditions
Interventions
Sponsors
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1. Patients diagnosed with dermatomyositis, systemic sclerosis, or systemic lupus erythematosus 2. Patients who are willing to give an inform consent
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1. Patients with hair and scalp abnormalities that cannot be explained by their underlying diseases/active diseases 2. Patients diagnosed with other underlying diseases that can be the cause of alopecia such as iron deficiency, hypo/hyperthyroidism, etc. 3. Overlapping connective tissue diseases 4. Patients receiving medications that can be the cause of alopecia or hair color change 5. Pregnancy 6. Lactation 7. Patients unwilling to participate in the study or withdraw from the study 8. Patients with history of hair dyeing in the past month
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Trichoscopic findings the same visit Evaluation of the presence of trichoscopic findings from trichoscopic photographs | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| disease activity the same visit physician global activity, patient global activity, Manual Muscle Test, and Cutaneous Assessment Tool-Binary Method activity and damage score for DM, mRSS Score for SSc, and SLEDAI-2K score for SLE | — |
Countries
Thailand
Contacts
Division of Dermatology, Internal Medicine Department, Ramathibodi Hospital, Faculty of Medicine, Mahidol University